Scarlet Tanager

Piranga olivacea (JF Gmelin, 1789) SCATA 17880
Family: Passeriformes > Cardinalidae

In breeding plumage the males are a striking scarlet colour, but records of this extremely rare visitor in Britain & Ireland, which are mostly in October, are typically of duller, yellower, juvenile birds.

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  • Breeding
  • Winter
81 records observations recorded by BTO surveyors
81 records

BTO RECORDS

81 records observations recorded by BTO surveyors
81 records

BTO RECORDS

Identification

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Status and Trends

Population size and trends and patterns of distribution based on BTO surveys and atlases with data collected by BTO volunteers.

CONSERVATION STATUS

This species can be found on the following statutory and conservation listings and schedules.

POPULATION SIZE

We have no population estimates for this scarce species.

Movement

Information about movement and migration based on online bird portals (e.g. BirdTrack), Ringing schemes and tracking studies.

RINGING RECOVERIES

View a summary of recoveries in the Online Ringing Report.

Biology

Lifecycle and body size information about Scarlet Tanager, including statistics on nesting, eggs and lifespan based on BTO ringing and nest recording data.

PRODUCTIVITY & NESTING

Sample sizes are too small to report Productivity and Nesting statistics for this species.

BIOMETRICS

Sample sizes are too small to report Biometrics for this species.

Feather measurements and photos on featherbase

CODES & CLASSIFICATION

For information in another language (where available) click on a linked name

Catalan: piranga escarlata
Czech: tangara šarlatová
Danish: Skarlagentangar
Dutch: Zwartvleugeltangare
Estonian: kirde-leektangara
Finnish: tulitangara
French: Piranga écarlate
German: Scharlachkardinal
Hungarian: skarláttangara
Icelandic: Skarlatstáni
Irish: Tanagair Scarlóideach
Italian: Tangara scarlatta
Latvian: melnsparnu tanagra
Lithuanian: žalsvoji piranga
Norwegian: Rødpiranga
Polish: piranga szkarlatna
Portuguese: sanhaço-escarlate / sanhaço-d'asa-preta
Slovak: piranga šarlátová
Slovenian: škrlatna piranga
Spanish: Piranga escarlata
Swedish: scharlakanstangara

Links to more information from ConservationEvidence.com

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